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MANU DIBANGO
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Author: Yves Bigot
Through these conversations, an intimate portrait emerges of the man who inspired Michael Jackson, the Fugees, Beyoncé and so many others.
" Mama sé, mama sa, mama makossa ," this mantra by Manu Dibango (1933–2022) has been taken up, sampled, and plagiarized by Michael Jackson, Rihanna, the Fugees, and Beyoncé. Released for the African Cup of Nations in support of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, "Soul Makossa" became a true cultural manifesto from the moment it was released in 1972. This title is the natural gateway to the abundant work of this exceptional composer and saxophonist, who was able to fuse, among other things, the Afro-beat of Fela Kuti and the zouk of Kassav', and give birth to world music. Manu Dibango's artistic tribulations took him from Reims to Brussels, from Douala to Abidjan, from Paris to New York, where he was acclaimed everywhere, becoming the patriarch of African music in the 2000s. These interviews, with his friend and producer Yves Bigot, pay tribute to his personality through his personal and musical history, his original vision of Pan-Africanism, and his lucid observations of the cultural and geopolitical issues between peoples.
ISBN: 9782384311415